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Ellen Kim and Rajni Rao on their GMIX with Lend-A-Hand India
"My GMIX in India provided me with the unique opportunity to see the part of India that, today, often goes unnoticed. Although the metropolitan areas are thriving, the rural communities still need a lot of economic and personal help and our non-profit worked to mitigate that gap in development. I am thankful for the opportunity to have worked on the ground in these communities."
- Ellen Kim, MBA 2008
"GMIX students Rajni Rao and Ellen Kim were tasked with critically examining operations of Lend-A-Hand India's India office, specifically our bridge loan (Entrepreneur financing) scheme. Rajni and Ellen did an excellent job of providing us an objective points of view and making recommendations which are going to have long-term impact for our start-up non profit like ours. We look forward to participation by GMIX students in 2008."
- Raj Gilda, Co-Founder
Lend-A-Hand India
Pune, India
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Please direct your GMIX questions to:
Elizabeth Newton
Assistant Director
Email: sponsor_gmix@gsb.stanford.edu
Phone: +1 650.724.1763
Global Management Immersion Experience (GMIX)
The Global Management Immersion Experience (GMIX) encourages MBA students to gain international work experience by spending part of their summer in corporate, government, or NGO-sponsored internships in areas of the world that are new to them.
Growth of GMIX
From 1997 and the program's beginnings in China, GMIX has expanded to include internships in 41 countries in Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, Latin America, and the South Pacific.
A typical GMIX is structured as a supplement to a student's summer internship. Students usually spend 8 to 10 weeks with a summer employer and then at least four weeks working on a GMIX internship. Following the GMIX internship, students share their experiences with the GSB community and have the option to complete a research paper on an international business topic related to their internship for two academic credits.
Students intern in a variety of industries including consumer products, international development, energy, finance, media and entertainment, healthcare, and technology. Company sponsors include start-ups, joint ventures, and global companies.
New! Read about GMIX from a student perspective.
Annie Adams, Hand in Hand India in Chennai, India 
Chris Adams, Kijiji China in Shanghai, China
Sponsor Requirements
- Sponsors are asked to provide a well-defined project with clear expectations and deliverables
- GMIX must be a minimum of four weeks in-country.
- Minimum requirements are housing and a living allowance. Airfare is always appreciated.
Student Requirements
If you are a current student interested in GMIX, please click here for more details.
Global Affiliates
The School seeks local, regional and multinational participants to support our innovative curriculum by offering unique GMIX opportunities and site hosting for international study trips. We are pleased to recognize you as a Global Affiliate if you sponsor and host one or more of our students through the GMIX program. Click here to learn more about the 2007 Global Affiliates.
